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bushel, nor more than ten cents per bushel, which tax shall be
collected by the buyers at the place where said oysters are to
be no further shipped in bulk in vessels, and shall be paid
weekly to the Comptroller or his agent by the buyers, such
tax to be in addition to any other charge on oysters now or
hereafter imposed by law, and payment thereof to be enforced
in the same manner as the inspection tax provided for by Sec-
tion 70 of said Article 72. The deputy commander shall sign
in triplicate certificates serially numbered and substantially in
the form following:

............................ 19....

I hereby certify that the cargo of oysters loaded by Captain
..................... of the vessel...................

was taken from reserved areas and is subject to a tax of
............... cents per bushel, which is to be paid to the

Comptroller or his agent.

Deputy Commander.

The copies of each certificate so issued shall be given the
captain of the vessel in which oysters are to be transported
from such reserved areas, one of which shall be retained and
the other shall be delivered to the ultimate buyer of said oysters
as hereinbefore stated. The third copy shall be forwarded by
the deputy commander to the office of the Commission.

(2) Oysters caught upon reserved areas shall not be re-
moved therefrom until the deputy commander in charge there-
of shall have issued said certificates, as above provided.

(3) Said oysters shall be inspected and measured at the
place of sale where the oysters are to be no further shipped in
bulk in vessels, and before unloading the captain of each ves-
sel shall exhibit and deliver to the buyer one of the certificates
furnished by the deputy commander, showing that such cargo
of oysters is subject to the special charge or tax. Such oysters
shall be unloaded only in the presence of an inspector, whose
duty it shall be to inspect, measure and report upon such oys-
ters in the same manner as upon other oysters caught and sold
in this State.

(4) Oysters caught upon reserved areas shall not be
shipped out of the State of Maryland until the special charge
or tax shall have been paid.